Mi Origen

A les Memòries, escrites entre 1823 i 1827, i publicades en la seva versió definitiva el 1830, Lorenzo Da Ponte passa comptes amb la seva atribolada vida, explica el com i el perquè dels escàndols i les intrigues constants de la seva carrera, la seva amistat amb Casanova, Salieri, la seva trobada amb un músic de la cort de Josep II, de nom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, els constants viatges a l’estranger, les fugides, els canvis de feina i d’ocupació. De Venècia a Viena, de Viena a Londres, i de Londres a Nova York, aquest llibre exposa amb mestria, humor i saviesa els trets distintius...

Antología de las memorias cubanas de una relación de amor con la música de isla que le cambió la vida. La crónica de sus expediciones, aventuras y descubrimientos en busca de las raíces del son cubano: la madre de todas las músicas cubanas. This book is an anthology of Cuban memories of a relationship with island music that changed Santiago Auserón's life. The chronicle of his expeditions, adventures, and discoveries in search of the roots of the Cuban son: the mother of all Cuban music.

In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra's emotionally powerful memoir reveals how she endured a series of foster homes and intermittent homelessness in the shadow of the Hamptons. Calcaterra recounts how she rose above her past while fighting to keep her brother and three sisters together, managing to survive years of homelessness, abandonment, and abuse. Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, Grabada en la arena is an unforgettable reminder that regardless of social status, the American dream is still within reach for those who have the desire and...

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